Anthony Merino, Foucault for Dummies, Arts & Opinion. Arts, Culture, Analysis, Vol. 13, No. 3, 2014 Michel Foucault wrote anti-historical histories. He is most noted for his histories of four social domains: mental illness, crime and punishment, health systems, and sexuality. With a few exceptions, he does not talk much about art. He wrote a …
Ann Lazarsfeld-Jensen, A Foucauldian journey into the islands of the deaf and blind (2014) Social Identities, Published online March 2014 https://doi.org/10.1080/13504630.2014.893816 Abstract This autoethnographic study integrates Foucault’s genealogical approach to explore disability, notably deafness and blindness, from historical, social, and personal perspectives. Disability as a modern institution is defined through nuances of language and silence …
Chueh, H.-C., Chen, Y.-T. Social Involvement: Deconstructing practices relating to the formation of students who work with autistic children in a university service-learning course (2014) Educational Philosophy and Theory, Published online March 2014 Abstract Participation in service-learning courses has always been considered a part of the informal education in tertiary education worldwide. Originating from the …
Henning, A.D. (Self-)Surveillance, anti-doping, and health in non-elite road running (2014) Surveillance and Society, 11 (4), pp. 494-507. Further info Abstract This article explores disciplining effects of current anti-doping surveillance systems on the health consequences of non-elites’ daily behaviors and habits. As they are left out of direct anti-doping testing and enforcement, it is tempting …
Parker, I. Madness and justice (2014) Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 34 (1), pp. 28-40. Abstract This article makes the case for “social justice” in relation to the conceptions of “madness” that currently operate in mental health practice. The argument proceeds in eight steps which challenge dominant views of “madness” in the discipline of …
Foucault Studies is pleased to announce the publication of issue 17 A Special Issue on Foucault and Deleuze guest edited by Nicolae Morar, Thomas Nail, Daniel W. Smith Issue 17 also includes: 3 original articles on the topics of: Foucault’s discursive practices Orientalist discourses in Foucault’s work Foucault’s late studies of and with classical Greek …
Terri Bourke & John Lidstone, What is Plan B? Using Foucault’s archaeology to enhance policy analysis, Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, Published online: 04 Apr 2014 Abstract Many governments in Western democracies conduct the work of leading their societies forward through policy generation and implementation. Despite government attempts at extensive negotiation, collaboration …
Darren Powell & Michael Gard, The governmentality of childhood obesity: Coca-Cola, public health and primary schools, Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, Published online: 14 Apr 2014 https://doi.org/10.1080/01596306.2014.905045 Abstract In this paper, we examine the emergence of what might seem an unexpected policy outcome – a large multinational corporation, frequently blamed for exacerbating …
Alisa Jane Percya, A critical turn in higher education research: turning the critical lens on the Academic Language and Learning educator, Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, Published online: 04 Apr 2014 Abstract This paper suggests that historical ontology, as one form of reflexive critique, is an instructive research design for making sense …
Silva, L. Foucault in the Landscape: Questioning Governmentality in the Azores (2014) Landscape Research, Published online March 2014 Abstract This article focuses on the use of governmentality as a technique of government and its effects, with reference to a protected landscape. Drawing on ethnographic materials from the Azores, it demonstrates that governmentality is not always …
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